December 17 in History
17 December in History – 125 years ago
Sub-Saharan Africa 1899: Second Boer War
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on 17 December 1920
All Events on 17 December
starts
2010
Popular unrest sweeps Arab world
ends
2001
US & Allies overthrow Taliban in Afghanistan
starts
1989
US invades Panama, deposing Noriega
starts
1942
British Arakan offensive in Burma
1941
Australia, Britain & Netherlands occupy Portuguese Timor
ends
1939
British defeat German raider *Graf Spee* near Uruguay
starts
1925
Saudis capture Jeddah & Medina
1920
Australia granted mandate over New Guinea
1920
New Zealand granted mandate over Western Samoa
1920
League of Nations grants Japan mandate over Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau
1920
Australia, Britain & NZ given mandate over Nauru
1920
South Africa given mandate over South West Africa
ends
1919
Soviets capture Kiev from Whites
starts
1918
Unrest in Darwin forces governor to flee NT
starts
1864
NZ government confiscates ‘rebel’ Māori lands
ends
1861
Tripartite fleets reach Mexico
1861
Spanish occupy Veracruz
1860
Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Naples and Sicily
1860
Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Umbria and Marche
ends
1845
Leichhardt crosses northern Australia
ends
1820
Holy Alliance denounces revolution
ends
1808
Spanish blockade French in Barcelona
409
Attalus declared emperor with support of Alaric*
starts
213
Dacian tribes at war with Rome*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 17 December for purposes of Omniatlas
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